Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-14
PRINCESS OF THE PLAINS.
w hat a Western Boom is Like
And How it BOOmS.
A Booming Kansas Girl Gives Boom
ing Account Of 1t.
The New Eighth Wonder of the World
Beyond the Mississppi-What it Is
And How it Booms.

has seven wonders, but Kansas has adde
the eighth. The rapid rise and phenomen.
growth of Wichita is without parallel
Perhaps you won't believe it, but v
cordially invite call to prove it. Onl
you'd better engage board beforehand. fe
there are so many here ahead of you that /
all the hotels and multitude of boardin
houses, there Is scarce cot to let; and 8
for houses, they're rented while the four
dalton is digging. Upon arrival you wi
be very much surprised, no doubt, whe
you meet the tide of humanity pouring i
and find among them home seekers an
wealthy capitalists from every quarter
Further on you'll be amazed, mildly speak
ing, to find yourself in the midst of
metropolis. As some one has aptly put ii
s'The wide handsome streets are black wit
people," alive with "rustlers'-that last
a good word. You don't have 1t east, bu
it comprehends considerable. Vehicles O
all descriptions crowd the public ways, ant
at times Douglas avenue, 1874 feet wide
and Main street, 100 feet wide, ar
almost impossible. Were the renowned
Bersey Bobbett to visit this city of constan
commotion, she'd surely conclude, as sh
did when she struck Broadway, New
York, "that the governor of the United
States had died again." and conclude t.
wait for the funeral procession to pass by
And all the "animules, this includes TIT
diminutive donkeys, patient little odditie
who pull the street cars spry along at a rap
i'd rate, knowing that in this stirring towr
vim and vitality, push and pluck, hold thu
ribbons with impatient grasp. For feal
that you will grow bewildered let us leave
the rush for a little while, taking drive
and talk about the weather Charming
isn't it? An ideal day in can ideal city
of typical state" The breeze blows mer
rily all the while, and you find the freshen
ing wind peculiarly bracing. No, we new
er had any cyclones. They're afraid to
wander to Wichita The skies so blue
and bright would grace sunny Italy, and
the sunsets are certainly related
to our sister across the seas Then
on all sides are trees whose branches blow
and bend in rymthm. Wichita (say it with
a sneeZe, so-Wish-e-tahD has well been
called a forest city, for all her paths are
lined with shade, and if you tell truly you
must say as Josiah Aliens wife" did of
Washington, "Roomier handsOmer and
well shadeder streets l never want to see,
nor don't expect to-" And the first and
second adjectives might well be applied to
the turnouts one constantly meets. Like
Columbias city, too, were one of magnifi-
cent distances, for the pride of the Prai-
RE" is built out about five miles north and
south and six east and west. And all about
it are the prettiest bits of woodland, part
of which has been converted into two city
parks. The waterways give up these, and
in the hot weather the shady hooks and
cool retreats afford us grateful rest. Spring
time is delightful and the season opens
early. In Kansas City the April moon
looked down on snow storm, while here
it watched and listened to the lads and
lasses as they gayly went boating. After
a while it does get hot, that's fact, but
the winds blow it away by evening and we
coolly sleep the sleep of the just.
Speaking of sleeping must tell you the
standing joke of Kansas. 1t is bed bugs
They are said to be imported in Michigan
lumber. No matter which way we go we
are bound to strike college If future
generations don't drink deep at learning's
shrine it won't be because we don't intend
to have enough well filled pumps to keep
them going. Truly in our age and cline is
the old prphecy fulfilled: Many shall
run to and fro and knowledge shall be in
creased 1t is well Boston is so far away,
for after we get our spring crop of beans
harvested we know our Athens would be
dangerous rival We only expect to have
nine colleges and universities, besides the
excellent public schools To the east, on
College Hill, will stand the Wichita uni
versity of the Reformed church of the
/ TnifaI fofn AnrpcC no ~ ~,
Wichita is the Garfield university, built
by the Christian church. This institution
sustains severe loss in the recent loss of
Timothy Coop. the London philanthropist,
who for love of his church and the name
the building bears, had located here that
be might push the work in which
he was so greatly interested.
Up in the north section the Congrega-
tionalists are putting up Paramount Col
lege, exclusively for ladies: on the south is
Iudson University, of Baptist denomina-
ton. Then we have fine academy in
charge of the Presbyterians, and they also
will soon put up a college. The Catholics,
not wishing to be behind, will do the same
thing. We must not forget the business
college, nor to mention the model high
school. Kansas can Justly be proud of her
schools. In our city So, 500, 900 has lately
been given for educational purposes Pub
lie spirit, whenever called upon. Is very
liberal. Not long ago, in one evening the
fund for the new building of the Young
Mems Christian Association was run I'D to
S41 900. Now it is $50. 000 with the san
guine expectation of making it $50, 900 at
east Their building will be five stories
high, and they intend to make il worthy of
he name. If enterprise and enthusiasm
mean anything, they certainly will
As for churches, almost every denomina- |
ion is represented down to the Salvation |
Army, and We rejoice to say that the spirit |
If cordiality and good Christian fellowship |
Gems TO pervade all to an unusual degree. |
Prominent also in the good work is the !
ladies' Benevolent Home and Womeil's |
Christian Temperance Union, which latter
las admirably conducted reading and lunch |
ooms. Just here let me remark that |
whisky in our town is very hard to get, for
hanks to our new mayor, the jointists are
icing severely dealt with. and under the |
lew law the druggists are disguised. |
Veil let you test our fine water works in
tead' The water, after examination. has |
,een pronounced very good, and soon
hey will bring it up through little sand |
Stand, when, after further purifying. it |
will 60 forth first class in every particular
rticle. Yes, we intend to be a first class
ity in every:particular. We have miles
nd miles of horse Car lines, and two motor
ines in process of construction A board |
f trade, lately organized, will |
,uard our interests zealously. We
ave fine public library. Newspa-
'ers, daily and weekly, are numerous.
nd will tell you all you want TO know and
probably more than you'll believe The
EAGLE is our largest paper. You may
lave seen 1t. for hundreds of copies have